The Guardian’s film critic watched the first half of Romeo and Juliet on stage and the second half via a livestream in the cinema – which did he think was better? Peter Bradshaw feeds back.
It has, in the past, taken all too little encouragement for me to express my bad-tempered and contradictory views concerning the theatre: namely, that it is pricey and divisive compared to cinema’s democracy; and furthermore, that livestreaming theatrical events into cinemas is gimmicky and a pale reflection of the flesh-and-blood experience (which I have only just finished slagging off as pricey, divisive, etc).
So, in an attempt to kill both bees in my bonnet at the same time... Keep reading on The Guardian
It has, in the past, taken all too little encouragement for me to express my bad-tempered and contradictory views concerning the theatre: namely, that it is pricey and divisive compared to cinema’s democracy; and furthermore, that livestreaming theatrical events into cinemas is gimmicky and a pale reflection of the flesh-and-blood experience (which I have only just finished slagging off as pricey, divisive, etc).
So, in an attempt to kill both bees in my bonnet at the same time... Keep reading on The Guardian